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23/7 : Pelican Bay prison and the rise of long-term solitary confinement /

"Originally meant to be brief and exceptional, solitary confinement in U.S. prisons has become long-term and common. Prisoners spend twenty-three hours a day in featureless cells, with no visitors or human contact for years on end, and they are held entirely at administrators' discretion....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reiter, Keramet (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: When Prison Is Not Enough; 1 A Supermax Life; 2 The Most Dangerous Prisoner; 3 The Most Dangerous Policies; 4 Constructing the Supermax, One Rule at a Time; 5 Skeleton Bay; 6 Snitching or Dying; 7 "You Can't Even Imagine There's People"; 8 Another Way Out; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.